Wagon end-gate



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H. H. TURNER.

WAGON END GATE. No. 331,744. Patented Dec. 1, 1886.7

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WAGON END-GATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 331.7 dated December 1,1885.v

Application tiled September 4. 1885. Serial No. 176,139. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HEZEKIAH H. TURNER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Tiskilwa, in the county of Bureau and State of Illinois,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in End-Gates; and I dodeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention serves the double purpose of wagon end-gate andshoveling-board, and is made attachable to any ordinary wagon.

The accompanying drawings illustrate the nature of my invention,reference being made to its various parts by letters, similar lettersdenoting corresponding parts in the different views.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a detailed perspective view of theinvention, the gate being open. Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of same withthe gate closed.

The bar A and posts a a. form the frame of the invention.

B B are vertical bars parallel to and a few inchesin front of the postsa. a, being connected to said postsby the straps b b. The straps Z) Z)are fixed to the bars B B, but are secured to the posts a a by bolts andnuts, that end of each strap having several bolt-holes, so that the barsB B may be set nearer to or farther from the parts a a, as occasion mayrequire.

0 is the gate, connected to the bar A by hinges 0 0. Any preferred hingemay be used instead of those shown in the drawings. D D are side boardsattached to the gate 0. Two chains, E E, connect the gate 0 to the postsa c, and support it at any desired inclination. Two staples, F 13,project backward from the posts a a, and when the gate 0 is closedappear at the rear of the gate, having passed through the holes (Z (Z inthe said gate.

A lever, G, bolted to the gate, actuates the rods 9 g, which are made toenter the staples F F and lock the gate.

To attach this invention to any wagon, it is onl Y necessary that twovertical cleats be fastened to the inside of the wagon-bed, near therear end, so that when the gate is set in position the bars B B shallstand in front of said cleats, and the posts a a be brought closeagainst the rear edge of the wagon-bed. This is effected by means of theadjustable straps b I). The gate 0 is slightly wider than the wagoirbed,and when the gate is closed the side-boards D D pass outside the bedsulficiently to allow the chains E E to hang between them and the bed ateither side.

Vhen the end'gate is in position, the bars B B rest against the frontedge of the vertical cleats inside the rear end of the wagon-bed, bywhich means it is kept in place.

My invention is found especially useful in unloading such commodities asrequire shoveling, overcoming the difficulty of reaching the bed-bottomwith the shovel, as by lowering the gate the bed-bottom is virtually eX-tended beyond the load in the wagon, and, while it receives such partofthe load as may roll out upon it, also offers a standingplace for theshoveler.

I am aware that hinged endgates are not new, and do not broadly claimsuch as my invcntion.

lVhat I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the UnitedStates, is

An end-gate formed of a bar, A, posts a a, vertical bars B B, straps bb, bolts 6 e, gate 0, having the sides D D and holes at d, hinges 0chains E E, lex er G, rods g g, and staples F F, as herein set forth.

In testimony whereof Ialfix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HEZEKIAH H. TURNER.

Witnesses:

J. H. WnLsa, A. N. Srnvnns.

